# Incident 19971206037499I: Piper PA30, Searcy, AR, December 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Searcy, AR
- Airport: Searcy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2411° N, 91.7352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Searcy, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2411&lon=-91.7352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563Y-2003-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037499I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED HIS RADIO ACTED INTERMITTENT FIRST, THEN THE HEATER BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. HE PUT THE GEAR SWITCH DOWN. THE DOWN LIGHT FLICKERED, HE DOUBLE CHECKED GEAR POSITION BY LOOKING AT OUTSIDE MIRRORS AND RAISING EMERGENCY GEAR DOOR ACCESS AND VISUALLY CHECKED GEAR DOWN INDICATION, ALL INDICATIONS SHOWED GEAR DOWN. DURING ROLL OUT, GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS. BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE SKINS, SCRAPED. M AND D REPORT FORM SENT TO OWNER.

## Other reports on N8563Y (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020725020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020725020159A), Jul 25, 2002: Piper PA30 (N8563Y), Marblehill, MO, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Approximately 8 miles north of the marble hill, MO airport the pilot reported losing power on the right engine [privacy data omitted] during this time,…
- [Accident 19780408006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408006039A), Apr 8, 1978: Piper PA30 (N8563Y), Landrum, SC, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 25KTS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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